function setCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function getCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function deleteCookie(name) {
	setCookie(name,"",-1);
}
//function validate(form_id,email) {
function validate(address) {
   var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;
//   var address = document.forms[form_id].elements[email].value;
   if(reg.test(address) == false) {
      alert('Invalid Email Address');
      return false;
   }
}

function checkform ( form )
{
 // if (form.e-mail.value == ""||form.name.value == ""||form.first_name.value == ""||form.last_name.value == ""||form.city.value == ""||form.born_in.value == ""||form.sex.value == ""||form.education.value == ""||form.graduated_in.value == ""||form.study_field.value == ""||form.apply_for_2010_11.value == ""||!form.read.checked) 
if (form.first_name.value == ""||form.last_name.value == ""||form.e_mail.value == ""||form.city.value == ""||form.born_in.value == ""||form.sex.value == ""||form.education.value == ""||form.graduated_in.value == ""||form.study_field.value == ""||form.apply_for_2010_11.value == ""||!form.read.checked)
{
//form.e_mail.value == ""||

    alert( "Please complete all required fields." );
    //form.email.focus();
    return false ;
  }
  else
	{
	return validate(form.e_mail.value);
  	return true ;
	}
}

function autoYear() {
  var time = new Date();
  var year = time.getYear();
 
  if (year < 1900) {
    year = year + 1900;
  }

  var date = year - 45; /*change the '25' to the number of years in the past you want to show */
  var future = year + 10; /*change the '10' to the number of years in the future you want to show */ 

  document.writeln ("<option value=\"\">Select Year");
  do {
    date++;
    document.write ("<option value=\"" +date+"\">" +date+ "");
  }
  while (date < future)
 // document.write ("</select></form>");
}